Mars is about 140 million miles from our cozy planet. A human mission to that cold, rocky neighbor would mean being away from Earth for about 3 years. But the things those explorers would see and ...

Located in the western hemisphere of Mars, between the Tharsis and Amazonis Planitia volcanic regions, Olympus Mons beats the ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has revealed new clues about Mars' volcanic past. While most people searching for signs of alien ...

Researchers use the sophisticated technology on NASA's Perseverance rover to analyze volcanic rocks in Mars' Jezero Crater. Their findings show that some of the same volcanic processes that led to ...

Various volcanic features can be found on the rocky planets neighboring Earth. Mars contains volcanic plains formed by past eruptions and inactive shield volcanoes that are much more massive than ...

At upper right is another shield volcano called Tharsis Tholus. Mars not only hosts the largest volcano of the solar system, but also the largest canyon. Valles Marineris is roughly 1850 miles ...

A new scientific discovery has revealed more information about volcanoes on Mars, and the revelation could hold the secrets to ancient life on the planet being unveiled. With Elon Musk among the most ...

No signs of viscous flow patterns are seen here. Researchers interpret this deposit as lava flows from Alba Patera, one of the large shield volcanoes on Mars, located east of Acheron Fossae. The lava ...

The photo shows Mars' three shield volcanoes all in a line, as well as Olympus Mons, the largest known volcano in the solar system. Mashable Light Speed Want more out-of-this world tech ...